Local Foods Feast and Keynote
Friday, Nov 11 at 6:30 PM
Sheraton Imperial, Durham NC
Join us for a magical evening at the Local Foods Feast and Keynote!
This mouthwatering meal made with only the best in-season, sustainably grown ingredients supplied by local farms is one of the highlights of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference.
Our keynote is world-renowned local food advocate and best-selling author of This Organic Life, Joan Dye Gussow. A passionate supporter of organic, local food and small, family farms, Joan has spent a lifetime championing the idea that locally-grown food eaten in season makes sense -- economically, ecologically, and gastronomically. Joan has not made a presentation of this kind in over 3 years; don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to hear from a living legend! Her speech about the connection between the way we grow food and the healthiness of what we eat will inspire and challenge.
Proceeds from the event will support the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s work helping people in the Carolinas grow and eat local, organic foods.
To buy tickets to the Feast – $50 each – visit http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/, call Alice Alexander at (919) 824-4799, email alice@carolinafarmstewards.org, or mail to CFSA, PO Box 448, Pittsboro NC 27312
Want to do even more to support local foods and organic farms? Become a Local Foods Feast sponsor! call Alice at (919) 824-4799, or email alice@carolinafarmstewards.org
4th Annual Pittsboro Pepper Festival
Becoming one of the premier local food festivals of the season, the Pittsboro Pepper Festival is a can't miss event for lovers of local food and drink.
Who: Local food and drink lovers, Family friendly...lots of kids!
Who else: 25 Local Chefs serving pepper dishes, local breweries, winery, meadery from around the Piedmont, a King and Queen, local organizations working on hunger prevention, sustainable agriculture, local economy, and more.
What: Local food, beer festival, pepper tasting, live music (bands TBA), great community
Where: Chatham County, Briar Chapel community park
When: Sunday, October 2nd 4-7pm
Why: To celebrate local food and drink, educate the public on the importance of local agriculture, and to have a good time!
**This is the main fundraiser for The Abundance Foundation and Piedmont Biofarm, a research farm in Pittsboro.
Feeding the Bull City Film & Discussion Series
Transition Durham invites our community to join in the Feeding the Bull City movie and discussion series on the future of food in Durham. This flier shows the locations, dates and times for this series running from July – November this year, as well as more detail about the first event.
The films serve as catalysts to motivate, but we also hope to mobilize participants through event activities. We are eager to hear your ideas about how these activities can engage and connect people and groups in developing the local food system in Durham as well as projects they can work on after, building on the momentum generated.
Durham is rich with successful local restaurants, a thriving Farmers Market, church, school, and community gardens, and local businesses, non-profits, and community groups working on various aspects of the food sector. And we believe there is room for increased awareness, collaboration, action and policies that will increase food security by expanding access to local, healthy, affordable and culturally appropriate food.
SUPPORT: Organizers are still looking for support and co-sponsors. Please contact Jane Norton at 919-490-1849 or jane@design-with-nature.com if you are interested and able to help.
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